sturgeon

[Death Pony]

They should not be kept, full stop.

Case in point below

Enjoy from a distance, i.e. In the wild.

craggy

Keeping atlantic sturgeon is a very bad idea!!! This is a pretty good example of why. Shovelnoses are okay, they just need lots of space.

 

[Moontanman]

Keeping atlantic sturgeon is a very bad idea!!! This is a pretty good example of why. Shovelnoses are okay, they just need lots of space.

Yes, that is what i've been tring to get across in all my posts about sturgeon, thanks for the backing, I need all I can get.

 

[jdamian13]

I bought 2 sturgeons last week, 1 for me and another for a friend. The other day it was really hot and when I got home it was dead =(
I had him in my "feeder" tank w/no heater but when I got home the Temp. was in the mid 80's...
Today I find out my friends died yesterday, don't know why...
It has been a sad week.

 

[Moontanman]

I bought 2 sturgeons last week, 1 for me and another for a friend. The other day it was really hot and when I got home it was dead =(
I had him in my "feeder" tank w/no heater but when I got home the Temp. was in the mid 80's...
Today I find out my friends died yesterday, don't know why...
It has been a sad week.

What species were they? Most sturgeon would be stressed to the max by 80+ degree water for sure.

 

[Spankbelly]

They should not be kept, full stop.

Case in point below

Enjoy from a distance, i.e. In the wild.

craggy

WOW! Look at the size of that rope!
Gonna have to take "Fish in a barrel: Plan A" back to the drawing board.
I wounder where While E. Coyote got that ACME catalog?

 

[lil_blue]

spankbelly, i gotta say that i really dont appreciate the disrespect in your posts, if you feel that fishkeeping is as inhumane as our worlds problems, then i suggest you check out the site name, and find somewhere else to rant about your problems. Quite frankly, i dont think anyone appreciates it.

We put cows on this earth and purposefully breed them, so we can use them as a resource. Some sturgeon species are endangered, cows not so much.

I fully support keeping the fish that fascinate you. Provided they have a proper environment, shovelnose sturgeon can live happily for a long time. Im more worried about an uneducated person with an empty aquarium buying a sturgeon, from an uneducated seller (or irresponsible), and having a wild born fish die in a small glass box.

I'm expecting a nice post of sarcasm and you being ignorant to anything but your own ideas in reply.

 

[urbaninja]

i think its a sterlet i heard they get big but grow slow i dont think they will get as big as white sturgeons, green sturgeons or gulf sturgeons though.

 

[Moontanman]

spankbelly, i gotta say that i really dont appreciate the disrespect in your posts, if you feel that fishkeeping is as inhumane as our worlds problems, then i suggest you check out the site name, and find somewhere else to rant about your problems. Quite frankly, i dont think anyone appreciates it.

We put cows on this earth and purposefully breed them, so we can use them as a resource. Some sturgeon species are endangered, cows not so much.

I fully support keeping the fish that fascinate you. Provided they have a proper environment, shovelnose sturgeon can live happily for a long time. Im more worried about an uneducated person with an empty aquarium buying a sturgeon, from an uneducated seller (or irresponsible), and having a wild born fish die in a small glass box.

I'm expecting a nice post of sarcasm and you being ignorant to anything but your own ideas in reply.

As far as I know no wild caught sturgeon are being sold. Catching a wild fingerling sturgeon would be a rare event in most places and captive bred are readily available. I agree that no wild caught sturgeon should ever be kept by a hobbyist.

 

[Spankbelly]

spankbelly, i gotta say that i really dont appreciate the disrespect in your posts, if you feel that fishkeeping is as inhumane as our worlds problems, then i suggest you check out the site name, and find somewhere else to rant about your problems. Quite frankly, i dont think anyone appreciates it.

We put cows on this earth and purposefully breed them, so we can use them as a resource. Some sturgeon species are endangered, cows not so much.

I fully support keeping the fish that fascinate you. Provided they have a proper environment, shovelnose sturgeon can live happily for a long time. Im more worried about an uneducated person with an empty aquarium buying a sturgeon, from an uneducated seller (or irresponsible), and having a wild born fish die in a small glass box.

I'm expecting a nice post of sarcasm and you being ignorant to anything but your own ideas in reply.

Hey lil blue.
I was going through some old posts today and found this.
Sorry to leave you hanging for so long.
Had I come back to this thread and noticed your special request I assure you I'd have fullfilled it imidiatly.
I don't have much time right now, working on a few other things.
But I will get back to you when I can.

Spankbelledly yours,
Spankbelly.
XoXo

 

[troutking]

arent u guys derailing this thread anyways i found this site that has alot of info on sturgeon http://www.sturgeon-web.co.uk/food.php i bought 2 white sturgeons before and they are hard to keep. i would not recommend anyone to keep this fish. before i thought they were cool and read a bit on them so i got one but they are a pain. if anyone of u really want to keep one go ahead. i also recommend reading this book called tankbusters it has a little section on sturgeon. found it at my local library